Chapter 22 MICE Considerations

Question 1

What is the primary
purpose of the MICE
classification system?

Answer 1

To describe the industrial
applications where cabling can
be exposed to the environments
harsher than those normally
found with the office-oriented
or traditional commercial
building cabling
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Question 2

Name the 3 basic industrial
areas within an industrial
facility.

Answer 2

1 .Factory floor
2.Work area
3.Machine area
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Question 3

Which MICE classification
is typically assigned to a
traditional commercial
environment?

Answer 3

MICE 1
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Question 4

What type of environment
can be classified as a
MICE 2 environment?

Answer 4

A light industrial environment
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Question 5

What type of environment
can be classified as a
MICE 3 environment?

Answer 5

A heavy industrial environment
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Question 6

Where is the harshest
environment located within
an industrial control
system?

Answer 6

In the work area and the
machine area.
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Question 7

True or False
The cabling system may
cross MICE classification
boundaries.

Answer 7

True. The cabling system may
cross MICE classification
boundaries, but it should be
compatible with the worst-case
MICE environment.
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Question 8

True or False
MICE classifications are
used to impose
requirements for cabling
components.

Answer 8

False. MICE classifications are
NOT necessarily intended to
impose requirements on
cabling components.
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Question 9

What does an IP code
describe?

Answer 9

The capability of an enclosure,
connector housing, or an outlet
box to meet a specific test
condition for ingress of foreign
objects or water immersion.
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Question 10

What does the x in the IP
code IPxy represent?

Answer 10

The x represents the capability
to resist penetration by
a foreign object.
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Question 11

What does the y in the IP
code IPxy represent?

Answer 11

The y represents
resistance to water.
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Question 12

Where are transportation
sites required to provide
TTYs on public telephones?

Answer 12

1 .At the entrance to a bus facility
2.At the entrance to a rail facility
3.A concourse in an airport within
the security area
4.An airport baggage claim area
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Question 13

Where are TTYs required
in an airport?

Answer 13

*Concourse within the security
area
*Baggage claim area
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Question 14

What percentage of the
first 100 rooms in a hotel
must be equipped
with TTYs?

Answer 14

4 percent
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